Category: Press Releases
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Public sector craftworkers serve strike notice in pay equity fight
Workers seeking restoration of pre-crash analogue agreement Unite said today (4 September) that it has served three weeks’ notice of industrial action on the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA). Unite is part of a coordinated campaign by the Public Sector Craft Group of Unions (PSCGOU) in the Irish Congress…
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Pilgrims workers begin all-out strike over pay in Enniskillen
Escalating industrial dispute will impact supply of some leading UK brands Fridge Raiders, Richmond Sausages and Mr Brains Pork Faggots Unite which represents approximately 130 workers employed by Pilgrims Europe at its Enniskillen production facility has announced it will begin all out (continuous) strike action beginning at 06.30 Wednesday 2 September. This marks a sharp escalation…
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Stormont must set budget to avoid destructive cuts to NHS services.
Unite warns health trusts are considering cuts targeting low paid workers who are vital to keep the NHS working Unite, which represents more than 4,000 health and social care workers in Northern Ireland, has demanded the Stormont executive agree a budget to sustain the NHS. The absence of a budget has left regional health trusts…
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Public sector pay: Unite members vote overwhelmingly for industrial action
Government must make meaningful offer or face winter strikes Trade union Unite, which represents members across the public sector, has announced that members have returned an overwhelming mandate for industrial action, if the government fails to make a ‘meaningful offer’ on pay following the expiry of the 2024-2026 Public Services Agreement. Unite is a member…
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Flahavan’s: Strikes off as management backs down on flexibility agreement
Unite win shows importance of organising in a union Unite, which represents workers at Flahavan’s in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, today (Sunday) welcomed the company’s decision to decouple a pay deal from a flexibility policy which had not been agreed with the union. Flahavan’s decision follows a unanimous vote for strike action by Unite members. Unite…
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Pilgrim’s: Talks failure sees Enniskillen pay dispute escalate
Trade union Unite, which represents workers at the Pilgrim’s site in Enniskillen, has confirmed that workers at the plant will take strike action from Monday 17 August to Saturday 29 August. Talks at the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) broke down yesterday (Tuesday) after the company failed to improve its pay offer and address unequal pay…